How To Prepare French Cassoulet
How To Prepare French Cassoulet
Frenchmen do have this wonderful and classical taste of food along with some distinct regional specialties. The French are really known for their great food and even nicer specialties when it comes to food. They are known for it and elegance is always associated with their dish.
When dining within the regions of Provence or Languedoc Roussillon, you’d be coming across their Cassoulet. A delectable recipe combining herbs, garlic, sausages, pork and beans. It’s actually called the “peasant stew” but it really is more delicious than what it’s name implies.
Cooking this which is great especially during winter since this can be left warming itself up and already completely heated through when you’ve returned. This is a really hearty dish that will warm up your cold winter months.
This dish is truly time consuming so when your reluctant to spend a lot of time then this isn’t for you, but if you just taste it once you’d be asking for more of it. It takes quite a while before the dish is cooked because it needs to be simmered down for all the flavors to blend in and produce that very French taste.
Traditional French Cassoulet
You’ll need:
500 grams of tin cannelini-beans
500 grams of pork belly, cut 4 centimeters squared
500 grams lamb or even mutton
250 grams of bacon, smoked and chopped
450 grams of Toulouse-sausage, that’s cut to pieces
2 chopped onions
2 cloves of chopped finely garlic
1 pc bay-leaf
3 tablespoons pureed tomato
1 tablespoon Provencal herbs
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt & pepper
Preheat your oven up to 180 deg. C, gas mark 4, placing the herbs, bacon, garlic ,onion and beans inside one pan, then add in 500 ml of water. Bring the mixture to boil then simmer just 10 minutes. Fry your pork belly and the pieces of lambs using olive oil. Cook them inside your oven within the next 10 minutes.
Then add in sausages then cook them for another 20 minutes more. Placing all ingredients that are cooked in one large sized casserole. Adding water when necessary. Cover and then cook within about thirty minutes to 2 hours using low level heat.
Check it occasionally ensuring there’s enough water and when it’s done cooking then serve hot to your waiting guests. For sure they’ll appreciate the coziness of this meal.
When desperately wanting to taste this without the indulgence of having time, purchase this in French specialty supermarkets so that you won’t be missing out!
It’s widely available in French stores and you can get your fill of this truly remarkable dish. Just need to open the can then heat it thoroughly before serving it up to your family.